It’s time for a post about my favourite subject and a picture of my favourite actor. 2 years and a bit on and the Girl has visited 65 people and there is still a queue (9, so it’s now 74 people) for more visits.
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The Girl In The Cafe – on tour
The answer is no. Too much Bill is a contradictio in terminus.
I was going to write a one line post today:
“The only successful marriage I had was me and my work.”
Because I really don’t have much of a life at the moment. I am juggling between finishing our short film (we spend the whole weekend on it again – except for the 3 hour Pirate break – but we are getting there), rewriting my script and then there is my full time job. We are clinging on to the fact that the deadline for the short is the 11th of February, we will probably fall into hibernation for a week or two after that – but after that we will slowly get our life back.
As a result the energy to write lively blog posts is fairly low at the moment, I apologize.
Good I remembered that I have 2 reviews of The Girl In The Cafe that were due to be posted. So go and read them, one is from Laura in London, the other one from Marcello in Dubai.
A big Thank you to both of them for placing another marker on the map.
Would you like to join ?
Read more about TGITC on tour here, and sign up.
Everyone is welcome.
Love can’t change
what’s wrong in the world.
But it’s a start.
The Girl continues her travel, also in 2008
A short update on the on The Girl in the Cafe project.
I love people who love Bill Nighy. And I actually love all people who take the time and the energy to participate in this project, who write those beautiful personal reviews on the film and who pass the film on to the next person. I hope the film will continue its journey, also in 2008. May the Girl have a safe travel.
Here are some clips from the latest reviews, click on their names to read the full reviews on their websites.
The Girl in the Cafe – update
While The Girl in the Cafe is about to take off for her first Middle Eastern trip, 3 participants have published their reviews on their websites.
Aukje in the Netherlands.
Cally in the UK.
Mik in Luxembourg.
A big thank you to all of them, both for passing on the DVD and for taking the time to write about it.
Would you like to join and watch the movie?
Read more about TGITC on tour here, and signup.
Or have a look at the world map to see where she has been and is planning on going.
Everyone is welcome.
Love can’t change
what’s wrong in the world.
But it’s a start.
The Girl In The Cafe – on tour
It will always be my favourite subject to write about, and it’s also an excellent excuse to post a picture that hasn’t anything to do with New York. Not directly anyway.
Here is an update on the project.
The Girl is currently staying in Luxembourg, the UK and the US. And while I thought the end of the tour was in sight, the list of participants is growing again, with recent sign ups from Dubai, Edinburgh and London added to the map and the list.
I also received 2 new reviews, one from Robert in Croatia, and one from Robin and Hannah in the UK. A big thank you to the both of them for writing them and for participating.
Two new New York pictures in the photoblog:
- Strike the pose (How to seduce a bird to do a Vogue pose. (trick: feed it blueberry muffin))
- Fall in Central Park (Simply beautiful)
Step in for the reviews, they deserve to be read.
The Girl in the Cafe – the tour
With recent sign ups from both Washington and Amsterdam (update: and London and Australia), there doesn’t seem to come an end to the travel of The Girl. She is heading for another US and UK tour soon.
The Girl has also been in New Zealand, visiting Mark, and has just visited Slovenia too.
Mark wrote a fantastic review. He saw the film with 16(!) of his friends and they all loved it.
Do step inside to read his review, it made me jump with joy. And I suddenly got a brilliant idea when I read it, I will tell you more about that soon.
A big Thank You to Mark for writing this.
See the film.
Write about it.
Pass i(t) on.
Love can’t change
what’s wrong in the world.
But it’s a start.
The Girl In The Cafe travels
Firstly, a long due update about the The Girl In The Cafe DVD on tour project.
The Girl DVD is still touring, and currently on her way to Brazil, Germany and New Zealand. People are friendly enough to send the Girl to the next person, but writing reviews seems to have been a bigger problem. The last few weeks some reviews related to the project have been written and you can read them here:
Kate’s smudges (Canada)
Clare / Bookarazzi (UK)
And Richard sent me the following by mail:
This unusual love story has touched me. A love story between a high ranking bureaucrat (Lawrence) and a girl next door, or as you like, a girl next bar (Gina). Somehow it felt hard to believe that such different people could ever met. Well, erm they did. Of course the overall message is clear, as the film rolls out. Lawrence is preparing his part for the summit of the G8. As he tells Gina about the G8, she became more and more outspoken about the upcoming conference. This causes trouble for Lawrence. But she opened eyes for those who couldn’t see…
In the end I wanted to fall in love too. That, to me, is a huge compliment for a film
Richard
A big thank you to all three for taking the time to write.
Do you want to see the The Girl In The Cafe film ? Join the TGITC – on tour project.
The Girl In The Cafe – still on tour
A post very much due (excuses for the wait to the people who have contributed!).
First, here is another clip of Bill Nighy’s trip to Tanzania, where he clearly explains why he thinks aid is a good thing, and that it in fact works on the places he visited.
I have received 4 reviews from people who particpated in the The Girl on tour:
- Tony from the UK (Bill Nighy obsession, me? What’s he on about?)
- Jacqui from France
- Naomi from the US (yes I know I Capture the Castle, I saw it again tonight actually, I love it and James Mortmain)
- Joachim from Germany (who has an interesting take on it all, as Germany has just been hosting another G8 meeting)
Four different reviews, 4 different opinions. Very interesting.
The Girl is currently on her way to Hawaii, Canada, and has just arrived in Zagreb, Croatia.
How international can it get? I love this project.
Step inside for the reviews.
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I actually dreamt about you a few nights ago
I received a couple of good e-mails the last few days which is something that always makes me happy. Most of them were related to the Girl on tour which is an ongoing logistic planning project, but if I could do it full time I would quit my job right here right now to do it.
There is a very well written review in here, so go on, jump in.
But it’s a start or the Girl in Portugal
The Girl is still touring, she has recently visited Portugal and here is a beautiful review. A big Thank You for that.
Done
2 hours in The Cafe and it was done. 2 cups of tea and warm apple cake drowned in custard did the trick for me. I normally don’t think about it that much any more, but I did yesterday: it feels good that my first script actually got written in The Cafe from The Girl In The Cafe.
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Happy New Year and a lot of loose ends
China in London
The nice thing about living in London is it’s diversity in cultures. There is a rather big Chinese community in London, and yesterday was the celebration of the Chinese New Year. The Year of the Pig has now officially started. The streets look beautiful with the red lanterns and there are a lot of activities going on the coming days. A good way to get an introduction to China before actually going there.
One downside of this is if you happened to have booked a trip to China quite a short while ago. Normal people would prepare that some time in advance so there is time to get all the visa’s in place. Other people, people who don’t think that much about things, don’t prepare at all. And then it can happen that you find out that it’s the Chinese New Year, which is an important celebration for the Chinese, so important that the Chinese Embassy decided to close for a few days.
The same Chinese embassy that was supposed to take care of my visa?
Yes them exactly.
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The Girl in the Cafe on tour
14 different countries, and Hawaii are on the current list of locations for The Girl in the Cafe on tour project. The Girl has just packed her bag and is currently on her way to Charlotte’s web (Germany) and Man over board (New Zealand).
There are 2 new reviews up from soyouthinkican(USA) and zichtbarezaken (NL), both in English, both long and interesting reads. A big thank you to both for participating!
If you happen to like Bill Nighy, don’t miss this 25 minute video interview with him about The Vertical Hour, acting and being mellow.
If you have 2 hours, a stamp and a little bit of patience, join in, it’s free!
Love can’t change
what’s wrong in the world
but it’s a start.
The Girl in the Cafe in Australia
Yes, Laurie liked the film too…
The Girl in the Caf? – A review by Laurie Cranston
A quirky film which brings together the idea that a simple concept can sometimes be bogged down in the detail.
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The Girl on Tour – Hawaii would be nice
What is that man doing here you wonder? I think we have looked at Will Ferrell and Daniel Craig long enough now haven’t we. And we are in the middle of a small update on The Girl In The Cafe on tour project, so it is completely legitimate.
Things are going a bit slower here around the Christmas time. One DVD is currently in Holland but those people seem to have gone on holiday, her twin sister has just arrived at soyouthinkican‘s house in the States. To make things a little bit more exotic for the Girl, Hawaii has just been added to the list of planned destinations. She likes that I can tell you. I might jump in the envelope with her when she is going there, I mean, Hawaii! I envy her a bit, she is going places I have never been.
If you want to be added to the list, please read here and join. If you want to know where she is going or has been check here.
Paul in Spain saw the film, loved it, and wrote a wonderful review. A big thank you for that! Read More
The Girl in The Cafe – travelling
What can I say, Bart doesn’t like Bill Nighy. Ouch.
I am not entirely sure that he likes the film either, but read his review yourself.
In the mean time, one Girl is trying to catch some sunlight in Spain before flying to Holland, and the other one is in the States and will stay there for a while. Here is a list of people participating and if you want to be added to this list : read more here and join in.
There are 3 simple rules : Watch the film, Write a review on your weblog, Send the DVD to the next person. Easy does it.
Everyone is welcome.
Love can?t change
what?s wrong in the world.
But it?s a start.
The Girl still touring
I love this project. And I love it when people love the film and write a nice review. The latest one comes from Aarhus, Denmark where Dorte wrote a wonderful review about this wonderful film.
Sit back and relax, make a cup of tea, find a biscuit or two and step inside.
‘Cause it’s actually not bad tea seeing as how they are Italian …
11 countries
USA, Netherlands, Denmark, Scotland, Spain, Germany, New Zealand, Australia, Canada, Belgium, Portugal.
I had no idea when I started this that she was going to travel this far. And despite some hickups along the way, people have been very kind to keep their promises of writing a review and making sure that she was send off to the next person on the list. Another good thing: nearly all people who already have been visited by her loved her.
I hope more countries will follow, having a representative of all G8 countries on the list would be fantastic.
Would you like to join ?
Read more about TGITC on tour here, and signup.
Everyone is welcome, also if you live in countries that are already on the list.
Love can’t change
what’s wrong in the world.
But it’s a start.
The Girl – still going strong
Bill Nighy/Lawrence in The Girl In The Cafe
Let’s attempt to write something that makes sense, which is hard, as millions of balls are bouncing in my head at the moment. It is inevitable that Nighy will be a regular here the coming months, so be warned.
Nathan has participated in the TGITC on tour project and written a wonderful review about the film. (It is a long review, and if you are waiting for the film, you might want to wait reading the review until you have seen it, it might contain spoilers) But I am very happy to read that he loved the film.
I was totally astounded by the superb acting by Bill Nighy. He was so convincing as the somewhat older man, who didn?t feel home in this world, not any longer in his job, disappointed in himself, in his achievements.
No I didn’t pay him to write that. But quotes like that make me happy. Men like Bill Nighy too, that is good to read. Nathan wrote the same review in Dutch too for those interested. A Big thank you to Nathan for participating.
The list of people wanting to participate continues to grow, recently New Zealand has been added, and shortly Canada will be added too. I am very happy that the The Girl is travelling around the world like this, as she is carrying an important message.
Would you like to join ? Read more about TGITC on tour here, and signup.
Everyone is welcome.
Love can?t change
what?s wrong in the world.
But it?s a start.
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